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FM FCO 111010Z JUNE 82
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 440 OF 11 JUNE.
FOR DAVIES FROM CLIFT
YOUR TELELETTER CR 13/5701/75 OF 4 JUNE: SELECT COMMITTEE ON
DEFENCE.
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1.
DONALD IS NOW EXPECTING TO BRIEF THE MEMBERS ON L6 JUNE. THE
POINTS MADE IN YOUR PARAGRAPH 1 WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
2. ANY TAKING OF FORMAL EVIDENCE IN HONG KONG WILL BE CONFINED
TO THE BRITISH FORCES IN HONG KONG (WHO ARE WITHIN THE COMMITTEE'S
JURISDICTION), THOUGH THIS NOW SEEMS UNLIKELY UNLESS TAPING
FACILITIES CAN BE PROVIDED.
See (59
3. HOWEVER, THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO BE COMING INTO CONTACT OF
COURSE WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND OTHER NON-FORCES PERSONNEL
AND A RECORD OF ANY OF THESE DISCUSSIONS MAY BE TAKEN BY THE
CLERK FOR THE COMMITTEE'S OWN INFORMATION. BUT IF THE COMMITTEE
EVENTUALLY CONSIDER THAT ANY MATTER NOTED IN THESE DISCUSSIONS
SHOULD BE PUBLISHED IN THEIR REPORT, THEN IT WOULD BE REASONABLE
TO EXPECT THEM TO CLEAR BOTH THE DESIRABILITY OF PUBLICATION AND
THE ACCURACY OF THE REPORT WITH US/YOU IN ADVANCE OF PUBLICATION.
YOU MAY WISH TO MENTION THIS AT THE OUTSET OF ANY SUCH
DISCUSSIONS.
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4. THE COMMITTEE HAVE NO WISH TO IMPOSE ON YOUR CPA LOCAL BRANCH.
THEY WERE MERELY REACTING TO A GENERAL EXHORTATION BY THE UK
BRANCH NOT TO NEGLECT LOCAL BRANCHES WHEN TRAVELLING OVERSEAS.
THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE DINNER WITH THE CS INSTEAD.
PYM
LIMITED
HKGD
PCCU
FED
DEFENCE DEPT
MR DONALD
COPIES TO :
SIR J CATER, HONG KONG GOVERRNMENT OFFICE, LDN
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